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the smallest possible portion that still demands your full attention when it lodges under your skin
etymologyFrom Middle English meaning to cleave or split apart
glassmakingSlivers of obsidian once made the sharpest blades known
pie lawA sliver eaten standing up contains zero calories, allegedly
splinter physicsTiny wood slivers hurt more than large cuts
moon phaseA thin crescent is literally called a sliver moon